Did you know that half of Steam users own a DirectX 10 system — and that more gamers use Steam than Xbox Live?
For those of us who regularly use Steam, Valve’s direct-download and community gaming service, it’s pretty obvious that Valve isn’t shy about gathering information from you. Admittedly, the company’s rarely intrusive, respecting our rights and wishes as paying customers. But you have to wonder why Valve cofounder Gabe Newell and co. are so curious about what drivers or DirectX version we’re using.
Well, for those of you unaware, Steam releases monthly survey results that chart the changes and trends within its community of PC gamers.
This is by all means not breaking news, but you can glean some intriguing facts from this month’s survey results posted on Steam.
It’s comforting to know that amid all the recent talk about the “declining PC gaming industry,” facts exist that unequivocally prove that not only is the Steam user base growing, but the community is also willing and eager to upgrade their systems — regardless of the financial burden that this recession poses.
The content delivery service now boasts over 20 million users — 80 percent of whom are using dual core or better processors. What does this mean? Well, not only is the Steam community bigger than Xbox Live by approximately 3 million active gamers, but the average Steam user has a PC that is more powerful than the Xbox 360.
